Architect Day: Gigon / Guyer

by GenCept | April 06, 2010

Annette Gigon and Mike Guyer, for more than 20 years, make a solid and elegant architecture. They gained notoriety by qualifying the urban landscapes of Switzerland, a country where good architecture can be seen easily. Gigon / Guyer are certainly a great source of inspiration for architects and enthusiasts.

Mike Guyer born in Ohio, United States in 1958, and Annette Gigon, born in Herisau, Switzerland in 1959, studied together at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. Both received their diplomas in 1984. After graduating they worked in large architectural offices, which certainly brought a lot of experience and concepts to their own work. Gigon worked for Marbach & Rüegg Architects offices in Zurich, and Herzog & de Meuron Architects in Basel, while Guyer worked at OMA Rem Koolhaas in Rotterdam and was assistant professor Hans Kollhoff at ETH Zurich.

Detached House, Küsnacht, Switzerland

Detached House, Canton Grisons, Switzerland

Both Annette Gigon and Mike Guyer worked as freelance professionals and in 1989, signed a partnership and joined their knowledge to form the office Gigon / Guyer Architekten located in Zurich. With little time and significant works, the partnership was seen as a reference for the young Swiss architects. Today, Gigon and Guyer have won several international competitions for both residential and public buildings, becoming a great source of inspiration for architects worldwide.

Sports Centre Davos, Switzerland

Workshop Building, Davos, Switzerland

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Auditorium, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Residence du Pré-Babel, Geneva, Switzerland

Housing Complex Brunnenhof, Zurich, Switzerland

Residential and Retail Building, Almere, The Netherlands

Housing Project Park Grünenberg, Wädenswil, Switzerland

Three Single Family Row Houses, Rüschlikon, Switzerland

Housing Complex and renovation Pflegi-Areal Zurich, Switzerland

Housing Project, Zurich, Switzerland

Housing Complex Broëlberg I, Kilchberg, Switzerland

Road Transport Hall, Swiss Transport Museum, Lucerne, Switzerland

Entrance Building, Swiss Transport Museum, Lucerne, Switzerland

Donation Albers-Honegger EAC, Mouans Sartoux, France

Archaeological Museum and Parc Kalkriese, Osnabrück, Germany

Museum Liner Appenzell, Switzerland

Photographer: Pieter Rolies

Vinikus Restaurant, Davos, Switzerland

Kirchner Museum Davos, Switzerland